The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-26
FORCED TO BE HONEST
railroad Passenger Conductors
I6Ct6l nv tba T,,+o,-4A

' ~ prevents Cnem from knocking down
as mulch as they did,"
Inc speaker a passenger conductor on a
wen shown road, spoke jollingly, but he was
The public will be interested in knowing
the'reportel.
II dare say, and so will the railroad com
paliles, replied the conductor. However,
as am not one of the complaining ones |
ooh Know what harm will result by enlight-
eenlhg the dear, or, as Vanderbilt didn't saw.
the d--n public"
The best way said he, ito make Won
understand what the new law cuts the
knock downs out of is to tell you what was
formerly done by them. can do this with
Detter grace, because, while l know all
ABOUT IL, never took but 81 of company
money In my life, and that paid back. The
taxing and repaying were, of course un-
here now.
The impression the public has, that all
passengers conductors steal is very unjust.
and it has made a thief of more than one
good man. Might as well have the game as
the name,' they argued, and they soon had
the game. The idea that conductors steal
themselves rich is also absurd. They can
Tor could feather their own nest fairly well.
ONo " iCA any Ollt Vi dUU6InDCS take
large amounts he is sure to get Fbiue enve-
lope' and private posting which prevents
MS engaging with any other railroad COM
pany In responsible capacity. To steal
any considerable sum in the course of a con-
ductor's running time-by which l mean,
say twenty years--he must have a fat run
and long one. The sums knocked down
vary from 25c. to $40 II a man can salt
two VS. trip, and if he makes three trips
n raal- bai c Ia, ol1 -
Conductors are paid an average of 500 a
month. This, with ones stealing, gives him
about s., 800 a year-only good living. So
you see this talk about conductor owning
the road stealing brown stone 'front.' etc.
is gross exaggeration"
"Well, let the public have it."
HOW CONDUCTORS KNOCK DOWN.
''In the first place, then, every conductor
who steals regularly has method. The
principal of every method is about alike,
but the methods differ in detail. For in
stance, the general principal is, or was, not
to steal all money, but part cash and part
tickets Since the gate system has been so
universally adopted, and comparatively few
people get aboard without tickets, the prin-
ciple has been reversed. Don't steal all
tickets There are on this train the CONVEX
sation was being carried on in a smoking
carr ISL passengers About 100 of these are
through passengers that are going to the
END OF my run. Inc remainder are way
passengers. As they get off their places
will most likely be taken by others, so that
at the eno Oh the "TRIP Ohere VIII De ABOARD
ABOUT the same number that started. This
Is not always the case, put II usually Is on
TINS traln, (the express Let us suppose,
then, Una1 Oh tnese lol passengers all but
three have tickets The three pay their
fares Tho conductor who wOuld knock
down all tnree fares would soon be dis
charged. he mght holo one OF tne fares
ana report tne otnef TWO, DuU ne would be
more 1kely 10 hoid one rare ana Two tickets.
Inc rare Is 50 on. Inc tlcket ne must dispose
or to scalpers at a discount, SO his account
would stand
hnocked GOWN
Ono cash fare Ssso
Two ticket fares. sir. less 81 .....'~1 "a %
--
Total. .S21 20
ssNoy If tho co,,ducto,. has sat tbe su,,
h ,s,,ts 70 LnocIl dow, ,a'. t,;,, On an
90 ard tt.t s,,,1, should bo,,,,a,, 70 ha 500
he iacco,,nt,' ,yr,nId faIl short ~ N ~. ono
tbro,,cyb fare
The soiENoE oF DishoNEsii'
III Is essentiai 10 SUCCESSFUL KnocKlng down
that the conductor should study the seasons
Va Va ave-. gu " MOI ohO CutN
traffic is west and other times when the bulk
is East, and then 1t is about the same both
ways. he must know when these seasons
begin and he must know, II they don't be
gin, when 1t is natural to expect them. lie
must read the newspapers and Keep posted
on what is going ON In the principal cities
on his run-whether the company has any
reason to expect an unusual number or
passengers on a certain day at a certain
station. And he must also know his passen-
gers. Yes, sir, know them. L don't mean
thai ne must De acqualioed WIN thenl, OF
even Oheir names OF BUSINESS ouC ne lllllsS
kno" whether Ciiefe 10 any Poiooii aooS'i
,l,.ot r. IT,, = b~ 20 lnoT-y +bot2 Wall
HPp,.,.;,, a., ocooss innaI ,n;staya If Is very
a., 49, ox,iain II SnnDos;n,
ti,n,l n ot The conSuctpr whose Iiftle ae'
@ ba,,a ;,,ct ,Soda ort Is WATERMAN
~ nu aI +aso +n;,,ors he sits doyn il,
anu a.. o',,. bof h. ,.r,S conoI,,ded
o',d +not az 50 from the comnanv,s
nl ~, ;,,to lie oS,r En,. certain reasons
Poo J W. I'M 10, W s+ol anotber thrnnob
1 nc uosen S %an doaSr,t Yuant ~ n;,ch that
ILL.,. ta,,,,,tir fara Webas I,cnI nm en-
$40 p. eso i, - foreS hut no ALWAYS
~ ne tbis il, as IL Twas
ii nan pJi,o ,,,tat;n,, with tbs copsnv
MN M " 80 :; ~ ~, u IonLs o,.ar b;c
araoa os coiactad tickets and finds three
go. AZ oero,a~rata value IF fine
~ oto ho;mm so Tbese he Laws aside and
So a. +ha,,, II, his rsnort Tho
~ tS;,, ba rnaiyss over. the RIM he will